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How to Remove Toolbars

Method 1 Method 1 of 5: Google Chrome
  1. 1 Open Google Chrome. It's the red, yellow, green, and blue sphere icon.
  2. 2 Click . This icon is in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. Clicking it will open a drop-down menu.
  3. 3 Select More tools. It's toward the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu.
  4. 4 Click Extensions. This option is in the pop-out menu. The Extensions page will open.
  5. 5 Click the trash can icon. It's to the right of the toolbar that you want to uninstall.
    • You may first have to scroll down to the toolbar.
  6. 6 Click Remove when prompted. Doing so will delete the extension from Google Chrome.
  7. 7 Close and re-open Google Chrome. When Chrome finishes loading after re-opening it, the toolbar should be gone.
Method 2 Method 2 of 5: Firefox
  1. 1 Open Firefox. It's a blue globe icon with an orange fox wrapped around it.
  2. 2 Click . It's in the top-right corner of the Firefox window. Doing so prompts a drop-down window.
  3. 3 Click Add-ons. This puzzle piece-shaped icon is in the drop-down window.
  4. 4 Click the Extensions tab. It's on the left side of the page (Windows) or at the top of the pop-up window (Mac).
    • If you can't find the toolbar you want to remove here, look for it in the Plug-ins tab instead.
  5. 5 Click Remove. It's to the right of the toolbar you want to remove. Doing so will immediately delete the toolbar from your Firefox browser.
    • You may have to scroll down to locate the toolbar that you want to uninstall.
  6. 6 Close and re-open Firefox. Once Firefox finishes reloading, the toolbar should be gone.
Method 3 Method 3 of 5: Microsoft Edge
  1. 1 Open Microsoft Edge. Its icon resembles a dark-blue "e".
  2. 2 Click . It's in the top-right corner of the Edge window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. 3 Click Extensions. This option is toward the bottom of the drop-down menu.
  4. 4 Select the toolbar extension. Click the toolbar extension that you want to remove. A pop-up menu will appear.
  5. 5 Click Remove. It's an option in the pop-up menu. Doing so will remove the toolbar from Edge.
  6. 6 Close and reopen Microsoft Edge. Once Edge finishes re-opening, the toolbar's interface will be gone.
Method 4 Method 4 of 5: Internet Explorer
  1. 1 Open Internet Explorer. It's a light-blue "e" icon with a yellow band wrapped around it.
  2. 2 Click Settings . This icon is in the top-right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. 3 Click Manage add-ons. You'll find this option near the middle of the drop-down menu.
  4. 4 Click the Toolbars and Extensions tab. It's on the left side of the Manage Add-Ons window.
  5. 5 Select the toolbar extension. Click the toolbar that you want to remove from Internet Explorer. This will select it, bringing up contextual options in the bottom-right corner of the window.
  6. 6 Click Remove or Disable. Depending on the type of toolbar (e.g., officially licensed by Microsoft), you may not be able to remove the toolbar entirely; however, you can disable it to turn it off.
    • Third-party toolbars are entirely removable by clicking Remove.
  7. 7 Close and re-open Internet Explorer. When Internet Explorer finishes re-opening, your toolbar should be gone.
Method 5 Method 5 of 5: Safari
  1. 1 Open Safari. This blue, compass-shaped app should be in your Mac's Dock at the bottom of the screen.
  2. 2 Click Safari. It's a menu item in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
    • If you don't see this menu item, click the Safari window to force it to appear.
  3. 3 Click Preferences…. It's at the top of the Safari drop-down menu. This will prompt a window to open.
  4. 4 Click the Extensions tab. This option is toward the right side of the row of options at the top of the pop-up window.
  5. 5 Click Uninstall next to the toolbar. Make sure you do this next to the toolbar you want to remove. Doing so prompts a pop-up window.
  6. 6 Click Uninstall when prompted. The toolbar will be removed from Safari.
  7. 7 Close and re-open Safari. Once Safari reloads, the toolbar should be gone.